They ________ to go shopping in the downtown district, but they cancelled it because of a hard rain.
| A．had intended | B．intended |
| C．have intended | D．were intending |
.The moment I arrived there, I found all the food supplies had ______.
| A．used up | B．ran out of | C．given out | D．given away |
.—Shall we ______ for half an hour and have a tea?
—I can’t agree with any more.
| A．break off | B．break down | C．break up | D．break out |
.He said that not until the heavy snow blocked the express ______ how serious the weather was.
| A．did the villagers realize | B．the villages realized |
| C．the villages did realize | D．didn’t the villagers realize |
.Our boss suggested we clerks ______ good sales methods and his words suggested that ______ did the best ______ the best prize.
| A．think of; who; would be given | B．thought of; whoever; be given |
| C．think of; whoever; would be given | D．thought of; who; was given |
______ a person looks like is not as important as ______ he or she grows up to be.
| A．How; how | B．What; that | C．What; what | D．How; what |